Book 5. (1 results) Assassin of Gor (Individual Quote)
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He was surprised for, judging from the colors of the garments of those who marched, it contained men of many castes, perhaps all castes of the city, only that he did not see among them the white of the caste of Initiates.
He was surprised for, judging from the colors of the garments of those who marched, it contained men of many castes, perhaps all castes of the city, only that he did not see among them the white of the Caste of Initiates.
- (Assassin of Gor, Chapter 1, Sentence #20)
Book 5. (7 results) Assassin of Gor (Context Quote)
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Then free women, veiled and in Robes of Concealment, each carrying a jar or canister, approached the structure.
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18
Even from where Kuurus waited he could smell the perfumed oils, the unguents and spices, which the women, climbing and moving about the pyramid slowly, as though on stairs, sprinkled about or poured over the wood.
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Beyond the wood, toward the city, Kuurus could see the procession.
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20
He was surprised for, judging from the colors of the garments of those who marched, it contained men of many castes, perhaps all castes of the city, only that he did not see among them the white of the caste of Initiates.
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21
That puzzled Kuurus, for normally men of the Initiates are prominent in such events.
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These men of Ko-ro-ba, he knew, when their city had been destroyed by Priest-Kings, had been scattered to the ends of Gor but, when permitted by Priest-Kings, they had returned to their city to rebuild it, each bearing a stone to add to its walls.
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It was said, in the time of troubles, that the Home Stone had not been lost, and it had not.
Then free women, veiled and in Robes of Concealment, each carrying a jar or canister, approached the structure.
Even from where Kuurus waited he could smell the perfumed oils, the unguents and spices, which the women, climbing and moving about the pyramid slowly, as though on stairs, sprinkled about or poured over the wood.
Beyond the wood, toward the city, Kuurus could see the procession.
He was surprised for, judging from the colors of the garments of those who marched, it contained men of many castes, perhaps all castes of the city, only that he did not see among them the white of the caste of Initiates.
That puzzled Kuurus, for normally men of the Initiates are prominent in such events.
These men of Ko-ro-ba, he knew, when their city had been destroyed by Priest-Kings, had been scattered to the ends of Gor but, when permitted by Priest-Kings, they had returned to their city to rebuild it, each bearing a stone to add to its walls.
It was said, in the time of troubles, that the Home Stone had not been lost, and it had not.
- (Assassin of Gor, Chapter 1)